Audit Trail · Article #2422711

'An absolute legend:' B.C. animal rescuer killed by drone while on mission in Ukraine

Source article ↗ · Vancouver Sun · outlet lean: center-right · owner: Postmedia (corporate)

published 2026-10-27T22:21:33 · ingested 2026-10-27T18:39:50.418164

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: -0.20 vv3

The article provides a neutral perspective on the events and emotions surrounding Jesse Adams' death, without showing significant bias towards any particular viewpoint.

Trigger phrases: Vancouver Island's Jesse AdamsAnimal Rescue Kharkivtravelled to Ukraine

      computed at 2026-10-27T19:23:31.055988
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.286 confidence: 41% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-27T18:53:19.607656-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.286

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-27T19:23:31.055988

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-27T19:23:31.055988

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-27T19:23:31.055988

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: BC

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

unverified Jesse Adams is the founder of RainCoast Dog Rescue Society.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-27T19:23:31.182046
      

unverified He has been on a mission to volunteer with local rescues in Ukraine for recent months.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-27T19:23:31.182046
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

'An absolute legend:' B.C. animal rescuer killed by drone while on mission in Ukraine 3 articles across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-27T18:39:50.425402
    

Governance — C.R.E.E.D.

A+

overall grade

100.0

By Category

Accountability {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Environmental {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Fairness {'events': 3, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'below minimum volume (3 events; minimum 100 for a non-provisional score)', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Privacy {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Safety {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Transparency {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Ethics audit by C.R.E.E.D. Institute · 3 events tracked

Raw Audit Trail (2 events)

2026-10-27T18:39:50.418164 ingested

payload

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  "bias": {
    "band": "center",
    "heuristic_version": "v3",
    "rationale": "triggers: none \u2014 NO SIGNAL DETECTED (not a centrist finding)",
    "score": 0.0,
    "signal_detected": false
  },
  "source_id": 593
}

2026-10-27T18:53:19.607656 bias_v2_scored

payload

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  "confidence": 0.408,
  "ensemble_band": "center-right",
  "ensemble_score": 0.286,
  "label": "right",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
  "score": 0.286
}

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